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| |title=<center>1956 Monaco Grand Prix</center>
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| |image=1956monacograndprix1.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Moss leading the field at the start.
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| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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| The '''''1956 Monaco Grand Prix''''' was the second race of the 1956 Formula One Season. Occurring on 13th May at the Circuit de Monaco, the race was ultimately won by Maserati's Stirling Moss, his first continental victory, after edging out a fast-closing Juan Manuel Fangio in a Lancia-Ferrari.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1956 Monaco Grand Prix'' was the 3rd running of the event as part of Formula One following its debut on the calendar in 1950.<ref name="history">[https://f1chronicle.com/the-history-of-the-monaco-grand-prix/ ''F1 Chronicle detailing the history of the Monaco Grand Prix.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref> It was also the 14th in Grand Prix history.<ref>[https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/winners/&race=monaco_grand_prix ''Ultimate Car Page'' providing a list of Monaco Grand Prix.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref><ref name="history"/> Lasting 100 laps,<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956_Grand_Prix_of_Monaco/F/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref> the Monaco Grand Prix remains an integral event of the Formula One calendar, including being prestigious enough to be classified as part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport, alongside the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500.<ref name="history"/><ref>[https://www.topendsports.com/events/motorsports/triple-crown.htm ''Topend Sports'' detailing the Triple Crown of Motorsport.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref>
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| Heading into the race, some changes were made to the chicane near the harbour front, which slowed the cars down to avoid a repeat of Ascari's accident at the previous year's event.<ref name="magazine">[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1956/18/xiv-grand-prix-de-monaco ''Motorsport Magazine'' providing a detailed race report.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref> Ferrari entered modified Lancia D50s for the race,<ref name="scarf">[https://scarfandgoggles.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/behind-the-scenes-at-the-1956-monaco-gp/ ''Scarf and Google'' providing behind-the-scenes details surrounding the race, primarily at Ferrari.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref> while Maserati competed with both a Weber-carburettor model, and a fuel-injection design.<ref name="magazine"/> Despite value being placed on the latter model, Stirling Moss set faster qualifying laps in the former.<ref name="magazine"/> Thus, Maserati lent the fuel-injection car to Monégasque driver Louis Chiron.<ref name="magazine"/> However, the Maserati engine blew after a few laps, preventing Chiron from competing.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> In contrast, Fangio achieved pole position with a time of 1:44, with Moss directly behind him in second, and Ferrari's Eugenio Castellotti lining up third.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/><ref name="scarf"/>
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| With only 16 starting places available and with 18 cars entered, Ferrari's Giorgio Scarlatti joined Chiron on the sidelines after posting the slowest time.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Meanwhile, BRM drivers Mike Hawthorn and Tony Brooks successfully qualified in 10th and 13th respectively, but both suffered terminal engine issues that also forced them out of the race before it even began.<ref name="espn">[http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/12346.html ''ESPN'' summarising the race.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Thus, only 14 cars started the race.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix commenced on 13th May.<ref name="results"/> Moss shot into the lead after beating the two Lancia-Ferraris to the hairpin.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Moss was already leading Fangio by five seconds following lap 1, and as the defending World Champion was trying to claw back into first, Fangio spun at Sainte Devote.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/> Not only did Fangio drop numerous places, he also inadvertently caused his teammate Luigi Musso and Vanwall's Harry Schell to crash out to avoid a head-on collision with the Argentine.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/> By lap 10, Moss was considerably ahead of Ferrari's Peter Collins, with Fangio down in fifth.<ref name="magazine"/> Fangio would quickly move back to third after passing Castellotti and Maserati's Jean Behra.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/> After nearly 30 laps, Fangio closed up to Collins, with the latter receiving team orders to let him through.<ref name="magazine"/> Collins complied, but although Fangio was setting faster times than Moss, he was also proving to be rather accident-prone.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/> Not only did he damage his car's nose, he later hit a wall that bent one of his rear wheels.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/>
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| The crashes allowed Collins to catch-up, but he respected team orders and remained behind.<ref name="scarf"/><ref name="magazine"/> On lap 40, Fangio pitted due to a slipping clutch.<ref name="magazine"/> A series of driver changes occurred among the Ferrari, as permitted by the rules back then.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Firstly, Fangio allowed Castellotti to take over his vehicle, after Castellotti was forced to retire earlier on lap 14 because of a broken clutch.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Then, after reducing a 32-second gap to Moss, Collins was ordered to give up his car to Fangio.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Fangio dropped behind Behra, but was quickly able to move back into second.<ref name="magazine"/> With a fresh Lancia-Ferrari, Fangio sought to close the 50-second gap to Moss, reducing it to 43 by lap 75.<ref name="magazine"/> On lap 87, Moss attempted to lap fellow Maserati driver Cesare Perdisa, but the latter braked too early into a corner, causing Moss to plough into him.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/> Moss continued, but now lost performance caused by a damaged nose and a partially lifting bonnet.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="espn"/>
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| Ultimately, despite closing in on the Brit by two seconds per lap, Fangio was unable to challenge for the lead.<ref name="scarf"/> Moss claimed victory by a 6-second margin, and eight points in the World Championship.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="scarf"/><ref name="results"/> With a lap record of 1:44.1,<ref name="magazine"/> Fangio scored seven points; as it was a shared drive, Collins was awarded three points, while Fangio scored four for setting the fastest lap.<ref name="results"/> Behra took third, while Castellotti secured fourth.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> For this shared drive, him and Fangio scored 1.5 points each.<ref name="results"/> Finally, Gordini's Hermano da Silva Ramos finished in the final points paying position of fifth.<ref name="results"/> Moss celebrated his first continental Grand Prix victory, as well as his first where he was deemed to have beaten Fangio on merit.<ref name="scarf"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/> Fangio himself was praised for his comeback during the race.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="scarf"/> Nevertheless, Collins received sympathy for him giving up his car mid-race, ''The Times'' stating "It was a cruel blow for a young man who was doing all that could be expected of him".<ref name="espn"/><ref name="scarf"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| The race was reportedly televised by TMC, although it is unknown whether it provided live coverage or race highlights.<ref>[https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=8D94CC199E340254&resid=8D94CC199E340254!149 List of Formula One television broadcasts noting TMC provided some coverage, though it is unclear whether it was live or in highlights form.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref> The broadcast has yet to publicly resurface however, having originated from an era where telerecordings were rare until video tape was perfected in the late-1950s.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/BbcTelevisionReceivedInNewYork-1938 ''Web Archive'' article discussing how most early television is missing due to a lack of directly recording television.] Retrieved 13th Aug '22</ref> Nevertheless, some footage can be found in British newsreels and documentaries. Additionally, while this footage came much later after the race itself, a 1971 documentary features Fangio driving the D50 across Monaco. It not only provides a glimpse of 1950s Formula One racing, but also from an onboard perspective too.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Videos===
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| {{Video|perrow =4
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| |service1 =youtube
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| |id1 =XuCo6fxs3hU
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| |description1 =''British Pathé'' newsreel of the race.
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| |service2 =youtube
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| |id2 =SH1NWLpcgpk
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| |description2 =Footage from a British documentary.
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| |service3 =youtube
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| |id3 =oxpzt1cMztA
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| |description3 =''British Movietone News'' newsreel of the race.
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| |service4 =youtube
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| |id4 =dDsjcgYc83s
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| |description4 =1971 documentary showing what onboard footage from the D50 would have looked like.
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| }}
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| ===Images===
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| <gallery mode=packed heights=250px>
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| 1956monacograndprix2.jpg|Programme for the race.
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| 1956monacograndprix3.jpg|Castellotti and Moss edge out Fangio at the start.
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| 1956monacograndprix4.jpg|Colour photo of Moss during the race.
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| 1956monacograndprix5.jpg|Moss during the race.
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| 1956monacograndprix6.jpg|Moss celebrating his win.
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| </gallery>
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1953 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1954 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1954 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1955 Dutch Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix (partially found ITV advert break during final laps of Formula One race; 2005)]]
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| *[[Donkey Does F1 (partially found photos of Shrek character inflatable at Formula One races; 2004)]]
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| *[[F-1 World Grand Prix III (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 Formula One racing game; 2000-2001)]]
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| *[[F1 2010 (lost pre-alpha build of Formula One game; 2010)]]
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| *[[F1 Racing Championship 2 (lost build of cancelled PC/PlayStation 2 Formula One game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Fernando Alonso's 2015 testing accident (lost footage of Formula One test session crash; 2015)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 3 (lost build of cancelled Dreamcast port of PC Formula One racing game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 4 (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC Formula One racing game sequel; 2002)]]
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| *[[McLaren MP4-18 (lost footage of unraced Formula One car; 2003)]]
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| *[[Racing Arrows (partially found Formula One TV series; 2001)]]
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| *[[Robert Kubica's 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Q3 lap (lost audio of Formula One qualifying lap; 2010)]]
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| *[[Williams FW15C (partially found footage and lap time information of unraced CVT Formula One car; 1993)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Partially found media]]
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| [[Category:Historic]]
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